Great tips, Rachel! You really think outside the box. We just last week celebrated a bunch of birthdays in our immediate family in one go rather than individually (April, May (3 ppl!) and June). Because we knew everybody's food needs/allergies/intolerances etc., we planned a home-cooked meal that we knew everyone would like and eat. Dessert was a simple homemade cake made with pantry ingredients. We were also able to eat outside because we lucked out with the weather. Of course it wasn't an entirely sustainable affair (e.g. it turned out that steak was what everyone could or would eat).
Very clever to celebrate together! With your smart meal planning I bet you limited food waste, too. Another way to think about the meat consumption is that it could have been five steak or other "meaty" parties but it was only one, which is huge in terms of reducing carbon emissions.
Great tips, Rachel! You really think outside the box. We just last week celebrated a bunch of birthdays in our immediate family in one go rather than individually (April, May (3 ppl!) and June). Because we knew everybody's food needs/allergies/intolerances etc., we planned a home-cooked meal that we knew everyone would like and eat. Dessert was a simple homemade cake made with pantry ingredients. We were also able to eat outside because we lucked out with the weather. Of course it wasn't an entirely sustainable affair (e.g. it turned out that steak was what everyone could or would eat).
Very clever to celebrate together! With your smart meal planning I bet you limited food waste, too. Another way to think about the meat consumption is that it could have been five steak or other "meaty" parties but it was only one, which is huge in terms of reducing carbon emissions.